Win more building work — chase the quotes you've already priced
You did the site visit, priced the extension, sent it over… and silence. On bigger jobs the customer's always weighing up two or three builders. A well-timed follow-up keeps you in the running — and Chas'up makes sure it goes out.
The building quotes that go quiet
Big or small, they all go cold if no one chases them:
- Extensions & single-storey builds
- Loft & garage conversions
- Knock-throughs & structural openings (RSJs)
- Brickwork, repointing & garden walls
- Patios, driveways & groundworks
- Renovations, refurbs & snagging extras
A building quote takes real time to put together and can be tens of thousands of pounds — which makes it doubly painful to let one vanish for want of a follow-up.
Why builders lose quoted work
Building quotes take real time to put together — which makes it doubly painful to let them disappear. You're on site all day and the paperwork piles up, so the quote sits in your head while the customer books the builder who followed up. On a big extension they'll always compare prices; staying politely in touch is often what wins it.
How to chase a building quote (without being pushy)
Send a friendly nudge around three days after the quote, then widen the gaps. Keep it helpful, not salesy — offer to talk it through or revisit the spec, and give them an easy out. A quick WhatsApp or text gets seen far faster than email. Here's the kind of thing that works:
Cheers,
[Your name] ([Business])
Grab more ready-to-send wording in our free quote follow-up templates, and the full method in how to chase a quote without being pushy. Still tracking quotes in your head or a notebook? See 7 ways to keep track of quotes — free tracker spreadsheet included.
See it in action — the 30-second demo Watch Chas'up write the chase and open WhatsApp ready to send.
Let Chas'up do the chasing
The hard part isn't writing the chase — it's remembering to when you've got materials to order and subbies to line up. Chas'up keeps a list of your open quotes, tells you who to chase today (with the £ on the line), drafts the message in your words, and opens WhatsApp, text or email ready to go. You read it and press send — nothing fires off on its own, and it stops the second you mark a job won or lost.